Game On: Jazz @ Hornets

Back from the All-Star break, and the Hornets have a tough task to start the home stretch. The Utah Jazz are in town, ready to cause trouble at 7 Central.

The 33-19 Jazz have been playing extremely well of late, with the lone loss in their last eleven games coming against the Lakers last week. In those last ten wins, they’ve out-scored opponents by an average of 11.1 points. Last night in Houston they showed no signs of an All-Star hangover, as Mehmet Okur scored 21 points and Deron Williams managed 17 points and 15 assists in a 104-95 Jazz win.

Morris Peterson will be starting at 2-guard tonight for the Hornets, with Marcus Thornton again coming off the bench in his second game back from injury. Jim Eichenhofer also reports that Peja Stojakovic will be sporting a new look.